The City of Allentown Department of Parks and Recreation and Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living are sponsoring the 3nd Annual Fishing in the Park event in Lehigh Parkway at the Robin Hood Bridge on Saturday, September 24 from 9am to 2pm.

The 3nd Annual Fishing in the Park event focuses on providing a day of outdoor fun for all ages and abilities. It includes fishing, casting and fillet demonstrations by the Lehigh County Fish and Game Protective Association, arts and crafts by American on Wheels, animal demonstrations by the Lehigh Valley Zoo, yard games and sports by Friends of the Allentown Parks, field sports by Lehigh Valley Sport and Social, a nature walk lead by the Wildlands Conservancy, K-9 demonstration by the Allentown Police Department, laser shoot by Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays and kayaking lessons provided by Lehigh Valley River Runners.

To register for this free event please visit www.lvcil.org/fishing.

In case of inclement weather, please call the Recreation Inclement Weather Hotline at 610-437-7750 after office hours, or visit us on Facebook for postponement information at www.facebook.com/allentownparkandrec.

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